Managed Services Summit Why should you attend?

Now in its 8th year, the Managed Services Summit Manchester continues to complement its sister events in London, Stockholm, and Amsterdam, serving as a premier event for the UK, Nordics, and European IT channels. The Northern UK market offers unique opportunities and challenges, emphasizing cost-efficiency, practical innovation, and long-term partnerships, making it particularly relevant for MSPs and IT providers.

The Managed Services Summit is series of executive-level events, so you know you’ll be among the best in the sector, and those featured will explore the latest trends and developments, evolving customer requirements and how to create value through managed services – both for your own organisation and your customers

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Industry Insights

Presentations will cover the latest trends, evolving customer requirements, and strategies for creating value through managed services.

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Breakouts

Attend a range of sessions led by leading specialists in the field, focusing on technical, sales, and business-related topics.

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Networking

Connect with professionals in the IT channel, including senior decision makers and industry leaders.

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Interactions

Engage in discussions, debates, and collaborations with event sponsors and peers across the industry.

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MSS Benelux

30th June 2026, Amsterdam

MSS London

9th September 2026, London

MSS Nordics

5th November 2026, Stockholm

Meet our 2026 Event Speakers

Matt Aldridge

Opentext

Matt Aldridge

Opentext

Matt is a cybersecurity veteran with over 30 years of experience.

Past roles have included building military security software, technical leadership for managed network services at Computacenter (Europe’s largest Systems Integrator) and providing networking & security consultancy to customers and partners in a variety of industries.

In 2014 Matt moved to Webroot BrightCloud (now OpenText Cybersecurity), to work with new customers and partners across EMEA and worldwide. He architects the integration of OpenText Threat Intelligence services & malware detection solutions, with vendor partner engagements across the entire cybersecurity portfolio.

Matt is a cybersecurity evangelist, representing OpenText globally at industry events and in the media, delivering keynote speeches and bespoke presentations on industry topics.


Sophie Milburn

MSP Channel Insights

Sophie Milburn

MSP Channel Insights

Sophie Milburn is an editor, interviewer and podcast host at MSP Channel Insights, working at the heart of the technology channel. She connects with the people shaping the industry, from MSPs and vendors to founders and leaders. As host of Voices in the Channel, she explores the experiences, personalities and stories of her guests, as well as the ideas and issues shaping the industry. She also moderates panels, events and in-person round-tables, creating space for open, thoughtful discussion around the subjects that matter to the channel. Her work brings people and perspectives together, creating conversations that aim to both challenge and connect the channel community.

Lauren Brown

Huntress

Lauren Brown

Huntress

Lauren has six years of experience in the industry, spanning across numerous areas of the cybersecurity landscape. She's worked for vendors specialising in email security, SIEM and DLP and is thrilled to have recently joined the Huntress EMEA team. Over the span of her career, Lauren has partnered closely with a number of MSPs and channel partners as a trusted advisor, helping organisations understand modern threats and build practical, effective security strategies.

Hugo Smales

Hornetsecurity

Hugo Smales

Hornetsecurity

Hugo Smales is a Pre-Sales Consultant at Hornetsecurity, specialising in cloud security, email threat protection, and Microsoft 365 governance. With a strong background in email security, phishing simulation, and data resilience, Hugo works closely with MSPs, IT leaders, and security teams to design robust defenses against modern cyber threats and streamline tenant compliance.

Jon-Marc Wilkinson

Watchguard

Jon-Marc has been working within the IT Channel for 23-years and most recently joined WatchGuard in 2010 to raise awareness of the risks posed by cyber criminals. Recently there has been an increasing requirement to guide partners through a process of transformation, from value added reseller to Managed Security Provider. Enabling the UK channel to adopt a managed approached to security, has resulted in a tremendous growth within our partner community, whilst improving our customers security posture; protecting them against the increasing levels advanced threats.

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Megaport

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Mark McInerney

LogMeIn

Mark McInerney is a sales leader at GoTo, specialising in the Managed Service Provider (MSP) and IT management market. With extensive experience helping MSPs navigate the evolving technology landscape, Mark focuses on solutions that enable providers to simplify their technology stack, improve operational efficiency and scale their businesses. His expertise spans remote support, RMM, endpoint management, cybersecurity and automation, with a particular focus on how emerging technologies such as AI are shaping the future of the MSP industry.

Mark Olding

Bitdefender

Mark Olding

Bitdefender

Mark Olding is a passionate cybersecurity professional with deep expertise in Channel Enablement, Endpoint Security, Email Security, and Threat Protection. As a MSP Product Specialist at Bitdefender, he helps partners stay ahead of evolving threats through cutting-edge MDR and threat intelligence solutions.

Known for his engaging public speaking and impactful partner training sessions, Mark brings complex cybersecurity topics to life — empowering MSPs and channel partners to build stronger, smarter security practices.

Before joining Bitdefender, Mark worked as a Channel Sales Engineer at Mimecast, driving MSP and distribution enablement for multilayered email security and human risk management. He’s also held senior presales roles at Sophos, Kaspersky, and Symantec, helping organizations and partners elevate their cyber resilience through endpoint, XDR, and cloud security innovation.


Meet our 2026 Event Sponsors

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